Sat.Jan 04, 2014 - Fri.Jan 10, 2014

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Writing: Working on My Book

Supply Chain Shaman

' . “When I ask my team about customer service, I get high-five reviews. When I meet with my customers, I get thumbs-down feedback. I find the measurement of customer service to be one of the most difficult.” Supply Chain Leader. Interview for Metrics That Matter. My kitchen table is piled high with interviews for the upcoming book, Metrics That Matter.

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The Supply Chain of My Underwear

Supply Chains Rock

'It''s been a while since I''ve been inspired this much about a pair of underwear. I recently purchased a pair of Icebreaker GT Spring Boxer Briefs. It''s ski season here in Europe and I wanted a little extra warmth and you can''t go wrong with merino wool. It''s a perfect, natural material for insulating the body and keeping it dry.

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5 New Year’s Resolutions for Supply Chain & Logistics Executives

Talking Logistics

'Coming up with New Year’s resolutions is a popular tradition in many parts of the world. Usually, the focus is on improving our personal lives, such as losing weight, quitting smoking, or spending more time with our family and friends. But what about resolutions to help us improve at work? If you’re a supply chain or logistics executive and you’re looking for ways to improve as a leader this year, here are my five recommendations: 1.

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Examining Transactions within a Supply Chain Context

SCM Research

'In a previous post, I presented a discussion about the relationship between transaction cost economics (TCE) and supply chain management (SCM) , which was started by Williamson (2008) and continued by Zipkin (2012). This discussion called attention to several theoretical gaps at the TCE/SCM interface. In their 2012 article, Supply Chain-Wide Consequences of Transaction Risks and Their Contractual Solutions , Wever et al. argue that “a shift [is needed] within the TCE literature from a foc

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Scaling Logistics for Success: A White Claw Story

Speaker: Scott Campbell and Molly Feller

As the demand for your products skyrockets 🚀, you're likely experiencing logistical challenges that are preventing you from scaling your business. The sudden surge in demand can be exciting, but it can also put a strain on your supply chain and logistics operations. In this webinar, join Scott Campbell, Vice President, Logistics & Demand at Mark Anthony Services and Molly Feller, VP Logistics as a Service Operations at e2open, as they explore the challenges that arise when companies expe

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In Search of the Carbon Neutral Supply Chain

Supply Chain Network

'Supply Chain Network is taking an active role in assisting companies in their quest to deliver a Carbon Neutral Supply Chain. Check out our Create a Carbon Neutral Supply Chain article to learn more about real actions your organization can take to move toward this lofty goal. Beyond the positive impacts such an action can have for future generations and on the general health of mankind’s home, there are now emerging positive business reasons for pursuing this goal.

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Professor Benartzi Celebrates New Year With Fresh Accolades.

The UCLA Anderson Global Supply Chain Blog

'UCLA Anderson School of Management Blog. Archives. July 2014. June 2014. May 2014. April 2014. March 2014. February 2014. January 2014. December 2013. November 2013. October 2013. More. Blogroll. Wall Street Journal. UCLA Ziman Center for Real Estate. UCLA Anderson Speaker Series. UCLA Anderson Homepage. UCLA Anderson Global Supply Chain Blog. UCLA Anderson Forecast.

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Paving a Path to Becoming‘Shelf-Connected’

Tompkins Blog

'What does it mean to be “shelf-connected”? While the supply chain historically ended once a product was successfully delivered to the distribution center, today’s supply chain extends all the way to the retailer’s shelf. To be “shelf-connected” is to successfully balance supply with real-time demand, as well as being aware of store shelf visibility.

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Crossroads Targets Supply Chain Cyber Crime

MIT Supply Chain

'Bullseye for criminals. As the theft of consumer data from retailer Target underlines, supply chains are increasingly vulnerable to cyber crime. The recent theft of payment card data from retailer Target that impacted some 40 million credit and debit card accounts threw a spotlight on the vulnerability of online commerce to hacking. Target’s misfortune also serves as a timely reminder of the vulnerability of supply chains to cyber crime.

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?He Ships, He Scores!? Improving Your Supply Chain with Games

Supply Chain Cowboy

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2024 Annual T&L M&A Report

Tenney Group, an industry specialized M&A Advisory firm in the T&L space, produced the 2024 Annual M&A Report. The report contains an in depth overview of 2023 notable deals and the market, while also providing the outlook for 2024 M&A.

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[PROFILE] Bo Pulito '14 - Parker CMC Networking

The UCLA Anderson Global Supply Chain Blog

'Parker CMC Networking. About UCLA Parker CMC. The UCLA Anderson Parker Career Management Center is comprised of Career Coaches and Executives-in-Residence, who partner with students to define, pursue and achieve their post-MBA career goals, and the Campus Recruiting Team, which cultivates relationships with companies to connect them with the right MBA talent.

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The Evolution of Private Equity and Why Supply Chains Take Center Stage

Tompkins Blog

'The new white paper, Employing Available Capital Wisely , was written by business strategy expert Gene Tyndall. It is a great guide on how operational excellence creates economic value. Get the white paper here: If today’s private equity industry would have been the same 20 years ago, I would be in the private equity business and not in the consulting business.

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How Can Companies Respond Rapidly to Demand? | The 21st.

Kinaxis

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Flowtech Systems reduces stock without impacting service levels

Supply Chain Movement

'Flowtech is the ‘premier’ catalogue provider for Fluid Power and Industrial products within the UK and the Republic of Ireland. Their business philosophy is that they want to be ‘number one for service’. Due to continuous growth it became difficult to determine the optimum balance between working capital and service levels. In addition, their existing systems were very manual in nature, which resulted in large numbers of man hours being spent on optimising stock, with substantial potential for

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The Big Payoff of Application Analytics

Outdated or absent analytics won’t cut it in today’s data-driven applications – not for your end users, your development team, or your business. That’s what drove the five companies in this e-book to change their approach to analytics. Download this e-book to learn about the unique problems each company faced and how they achieved huge returns beyond expectation by embedding analytics into applications.

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The Parker Series: A Series of Iterations - Parker CMC Networking

The UCLA Anderson Global Supply Chain Blog

'Parker CMC Networking. About UCLA Parker CMC. The UCLA Anderson Parker Career Management Center is comprised of Career Coaches and Executives-in-Residence, who partner with students to define, pursue and achieve their post-MBA career goals, and the Campus Recruiting Team, which cultivates relationships with companies to connect them with the right MBA talent.

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Five Common Questions Today’s Executives are Asking About Operations Strategies

Tompkins Blog

'From Business Strategies to Operations: How to Align Execution with Strategic Plans. Very little attention has been given to “operationalizing” business strategies until recently. In fact, many companies are just starting to wrap their heads around the importance of determining the “how” behind leveraging their supply chains and customer services to achieve business goals and strategies.

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What is entitlement management? - Value Unchained - ModusLink

ModusLink Corporation

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Mastery of a Lost Art – The RFP

Convey

A Shallow Abyss If you are a small to medium sized business that has […]. The post Mastery of a Lost Art – The RFP appeared first on Convey.

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Rethinking Direct Materials Sourcing: The Tools You Need To Manage Costs, Risks and Sustainability

Direct materials sourcing is evolving, with procurement now tasked not only with cost efficiency but managing sustainability and risk management. The environment is marked by heightened demand and expectations, compounded by challenges such as rising input prices, supply chain disruptions and geopolitical tensions. While some embrace cutting-edge tools like AI and blockchain for global trade functions, others lag in technology adoption.

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LinkedIn: Advanced Search Techniques - Parker CMC Networking

The UCLA Anderson Global Supply Chain Blog

'Parker CMC Networking. About UCLA Parker CMC. The UCLA Anderson Parker Career Management Center is comprised of Career Coaches and Executives-in-Residence, who partner with students to define, pursue and achieve their post-MBA career goals, and the Campus Recruiting Team, which cultivates relationships with companies to connect them with the right MBA talent.

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Retail Backrooms: Rethinking Their Role in Supply Chains and Distribution Networks

Tompkins Blog

'Retail backrooms are often out-of-sight … out-of-mind. But did you know that many brick-and-mortar retailers have more total inventory in their backrooms then the combined total inventory in their distribution and fulfillment centers? Now, with rapidly expanding online ordering and the goal of personalized Omnichannel, backrooms are stepping out of the shadows to take a key operations role in overall retail supply chains and distribution networks.

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Challenges Facing Local Foods in North Carolina

Supply Chain View from the Field

'In the second half of my class on Tuesday, Rebecca Dunning, one of the lead researchers on the NC Growing Together grant, explained some of the channels and opportunities the team has already explored to date. As we noted in my prior blog, one of the biggest challenges for local food producers is the ability to discover and develop market channels to get their produce, fish, meat, poultry, or dairy products to the market.

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What’s in Our Name

Convey

I find it is always exciting to hear about the inspiration behind a company’s […]. The post What’s in Our Name appeared first on Convey.

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Supply Chain Orchestration: A New Era in Supply Chain Management

When the only certainty is uncertainty, what does that mean for today’s supply chain management approaches? This eBook delves into how supply chain orchestration can help businesses unlock agility, transparency, intelligence, and trust across their end-to-end supply chain.

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How Retail Must Transform in 2014: An NRF Preview

BlueYonder

'As you prepare to head out to The Big Show at NRF, I thought it would be good to take a quick look back at the issues that shaped retail in 2013, what trends I see impacting retail in 2014, and what sessions at NRF might give you a leg up in tackling these issues. 2013: A Year of Transition and Execution. Many of the hot issues today, such as delivering seamless all-channel customer experiences and the rapid rise in social and mobile shopping, had their beginnings in previous years.

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Supply-chain logistics | 2014-01-10 | Snack and Bakery

Tompkins Blog

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Mastery of a Lost Art – The RFP

Convey

A Shallow Abyss. If you are a small to medium sized business that has ever worked with a freight broker then you have seen the phenomenon of buying power first hand. Think of a freight broker like a discount wholesaler pooling together thousands of customers to achieve pricing nirvana. When a carrier extends discounted pricing to one of their partner brokers, they are essentially welcoming a mixed bag of customers and freight.